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CVE-2022-3076

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-09-26
  • Fixed in2.8.6
  • WeaknessCWE-434

Am I affected?

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Description

The CM Download Manager WordPress plugin before 2.8.6 allows high privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files by setting the any extension via the plugin's setting, which could be used by admins of multisite blog to upload PHP files for example.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-09-2613:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Cminds cm download manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.8< 2.8.62.8.6

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As WPScan, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Unknown CM Download Manager
    Affected
    • ≥ 2.8.6, < 2.8.6fixed in 2.8.6custom

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2022-09-26

Fix

  1. Update Cminds cm download manager to 2.8.6

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-09-26
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-9q5w-5rhq-cpgp

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3076?

The CM Download Manager WordPress plugin before 2.8.6 allows high privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files by setting the any extension via the plugin's setting, which could be used by admins of multisite blog to upload PHP files for example.

Is CVE-2022-3076 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-3076, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3076?

CVE-2022-3076 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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